Carbon fiber has become incredibly popular in the automotive world over the years, and for good reason – that material not only looks cool, but it’s also quite strong and lightweight. As such, we’ve started to see vehicles emerge containing loads of carbon fiber in various places, and even entire bodies made of that particular material. This includes more than one first-generation Ford Mustang, as a few companies offer such a thing these days. Now, one of those third-party builds is heading to auction soon.
This carbon fiber bodied 1968 Ford Mustang is scheduled to cross the block at Barrett-Jackson’s upcoming Fall auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was a special-order build from a company called Xcentrick Autosports Inc., which fitted the vintage machine with a full-blown carbon fiber body, but that’s far from the only notable feature present here. Rather, this very much modern pony car is also equipped with cool features like a built-in trickle charger, since the new owner probably won’t exactly use it as a daily driver.
Inside, one will find leather seats, an eight-inch infotainment screen with navigation, a Bluetooth stereo with a subwoofer, a rearview camera, push-button start, and a Hurst shifter, along with power steering, power seats, power windows, power locks and remote keyless entry – the latter helping one get in, since there are no exterior door handles present.
Power for this Ford Mustang comes from a naturally-aspirated Roush 427 cubic-inch V8, churning out 450 horsepower, and it’s mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The pony car rides on a three-stage airbag suspension system, too.
It’s been over five years since we saw the world’s first carbon fiber-bodied classic Mustang debut – the Shelby GT500CR from Classic Recreations and SpeedKore Performance Group, though it was months later before the first example was built. Regardless, it clearly started a trend, as we can see here – along with the debut of the first widebody carbon fiber pony car earlier this month.
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